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SANFORD, FLORIDA
Welcome
to the 2013 Love Your Shorts Film Festival.
We have designed our festival to be an
experience where you can:
• Watch every film in one venue
• Meet talented filmmakers and
actors from all over the world
• Vote for winners
• Learn what makes filmmakers tick
at our FREE Filmmakers Panel
• Socialize with fellow film lovers
• And support the art of short films
I would like to thank the sponsors of our
third annual festival for their generous
support, which is key to a thriving creativearts community.
Nelson D. Beverly, President
Schedule
Some films may contain adult content; viewer
discretion is advised.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
7 p.m.
Opening Night
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
10:30 a.m.
E for Everyone
1 p.m. Documentary
3 p.m.
Animation
5 p.m.
Filmmakers Panel
8 p.m. Comedy
10 p.m. Sci-Fi / Horror
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
1 p.m.
3 p.m. 7 p.m. Drama
Florida Flavor
Best of the Fest
Presenting Sponsor
Wayne Densch, Inc.
Executive Producer Sponsors
Orlando Sanford International Airport
Professional Testing Inc.
Director Sponsors
CBS Outdoor of Orlando
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Edward Jones advisor Leigh Ann Lyon
Higgins House Bed & Breakfast
Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Cafe
Fan Sponsors
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Charles Covington
John Digsby and Terri Ackley
Jocelyn Donaghue and Marjorie Connelly
Charlie and Kathy Hull
Kevin and Kathleen Jansen
Chevon D. Kemper and Kalefonda Swain
Leon Konieczny
Joseph Schroeder
The Imperial at Washburn Imports, Sanford
The Original Christo’s, Sanford
Owens Distributors
Sanford Historic Trust
shreve & company
Special Thanks
Promo video: Charles Frisby - Grunge Productions,
Morningstar Storage, Samantha Laine Photography,
Love Your Shorts wooden sign: Kevin & Kathleen Jansen,
Liberty Wine, Mike & Ana Yebba, Oscar Bowen,
Monroe Award fabricator: The Nassal Company,
Debe Abbott, Kevin Abbott, Cherie Dacko,
Julie Kessler, Judie Lee
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Your Vote Counts!
Monroe Award
During the festival, viewers at each block of
shorts will vote for their favorite films. Each
winner will advance to the final block on
Sunday night, where a panel of judges will
select the Best of the Fest.
The winner of each block is presented with a
Monroe Award and a cash prize.
The Theater
The Monroe is the Love Your Shorts award
presented to the winning films. It is a custommade piece of metal art named after our Lake
Monroe.
Filmmakers Panel
The Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
dates to 1923 when it was originally named
the Milane Theater. The building is one of a
few historical theaters remaining in Florida and
was added to the National Register of Historic
Places in 2001. The theater seats 585 and the
architectural style is masonry vernacular.
Merchandise
Pick up your LYSFF
merchandise in the
WDPAC Annex!
T-shirts, $15
Past year’s T-shirts, $5
Posters, $1
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SATURDAY, 5 P.M. Some of the filmmakers
attending the festival will participate in a
free panel discussion about their insights,
techniques, personal experiences, future
projects and advice for others. Matt West, a
Love Your Shorts Film Festival board member,
will lead the forum.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, AT 7 P.M.
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
Opening Night
DAISY
Directed by Fiona Mustard, USA, 5m
A lonely farmer befriends a small alien.
GOOD KARMA $1
Directed by Jason Berger & Amy Laslett, USA, 15m
Advertising man Alex Bogusky’s fascination
with panhandlers’ signs starts out as a project to
understand a simple form of communication but
turns into a lesson of generosity.
Waking Eloise
Directed by Bobby Marinelli, USA, 16m
Lost without his dearly departed Eloise,
a hopeless romantic seeks help to
resurrect his love.
i hate you
Directed by Rafael Rojas-Diez, Spain, 6m
Sometimes it is not easy to talk about
certain things with the one you love most.
Gemalogia
Directed by Rick Limentani, United Kingdom, 12m
A young gemologist comes to believe that
imperfections are what give character and make
something special and unique.
the things my father
never taught me
Directed by Burleigh Smith,Australia, 7m
Melvin gives dating advice to his 3-year-old son.
UNDERGROUND
Directed by Akil DuPont, USA, 20m
Can the power of spirituals save three
slaves who are fighting the odds to find
the Underground Railroad?
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THE LAST INTERVIEW
Directed by Zachary Mehrbach, USA, 9m
A lonely woman confronts her emotional
fears.
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Bed & Breakfast
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E for Everyone
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 10:30 A.M.
Family friendly!
2nd AVENUE
Sincerely kati
Directed by Joe Gabriel, USA, 4m
Pegman, the Google Maps Street View
guy, falls in love.
Directed by Samantha Witmore, USA, 4m
A young girl sends a letter from summer camp.
KILLER APP
Directed by Elizabeth Herrick, USA, 2m
A young girl runs into a problem when her
father asks her to do some gardening.
the kissing booth
Directed by Matt West, Canada, 2m
A last-second decision changes two lives.
the handshake
in a heartbeat
Directed by Karolina Lewicka, Iceland, 8m
A 9-year old girl finds courage to stand up
to bullies.
SP#4
Directed by Carl Knickerbocker, USA, 3m
Evolution of a society.
Directed by Mary Horan, USA, 8m
For the past nine years, the creator of
a miniature world has made elaborate
scenery from scratch, mirroring the
world of her childhood in Durham, N.H.
Electric Theatre
Bo
Arcade
by Dave
and Kelly
McCoy, USA, 23m
SATURDAY, Directed
FEBRUARY
16Schwep
AT 10:30
A.M.
Directed by Brad Johnson, USA, 19m
A collector of classic video-arcade
games is determined to open a fullscale 1980s style arcade.
A vibrant man’s diagnosis is the beginning of an
adventure into the jungles of Peru, through the
forbidding corners of the mind, and down the road
to redemption.
Why Am I Still Alive
Directed by Hanzhang Shen, China, 18m
An old woman waits for her death.
Directed by Danny Hankins, USA, 7m
Derek just blew another job interview because of
his terrible handshake. But now he’s determined
– until he beholds the massive paws of his next
interviewer.
First words
Directed by Fabien Melanson, Canada, 8m
Sometimes a baby’s first word is the last thing you
want to hear.
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STORYWOODS
Documentary
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 1 P.M.
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
Directed by Freddy Rabbath, USA, 5m
What do you do when the girl of your dreams
rejects you? The man with the longing heart has a
solution: Build a people magnet.
UNRAVEL
Lady Razorbacks
Directed by Laura Green, USA, 4m
When a group of Pacific Islander women
start a rugby team, they challenge
stigmas attached to their community.
out of hand
La Historia
Dominguez
Directed by Katie Aldworth, USA, 7m
As if practicing for the school play wasn’t hard
enough, Nathan has to ditch a mysterious severed
hand before going onstage.
Directed by Orlando Porro, USA, 10m
A Cuban-American grandson explores
the strength of a family forced to flee its
homeland.
Directed by Meghna Gupta, United Kingdom, 14m
Some of the Western world’s discarded clothing
finds a new purpose in Panipat, India.
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Animation
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 3 P.M.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 8 P.M.
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
MARS!
Directed by Joe Bichard and Jack
Cunningham, UK, 4m
A journey of human interplanetary
exploration.
CATCH AND RELEASE
Directed by Barbara Mones, USA, 7m
When a recently hired fish thrower meets
the girl of his dreams, circumstances force
him to make a difficult choice.
OLD ANGEL
Directed by Dony Chiang and
Dony Chiang, Taiwan, 5m
An angel’s injured wings have healed, but
it has been so long that he’s forgotten how
it feels to fly.
DANCE OF THE BOOKS
Directed by Lorena Fernandez, USA, 5m
These books have a message for the world.
Mimi and Gack
Directed by Larry Lauria, USA, 6m
A story about war and peace, hate and love.
Hued
Directed by Chris Veilleux, Maxwell
Droznin, and Zachary Parker, USA, 3m
The harm of human inaction and the
silent beauty of altruism.
Libidinis
Directed by Rosa Peris Medina and
Mercedes Peris, Spain, 5m
A man and a woman remove some of
their skin as an intimate act.
Sponsored by
SHADOW OF A MAN
Directed by Roza Brozek, UK, 3m
A shadow, fed up with the behavior of his owner,
steals a day from his life.
DO OVER
Directed by Ileana Daniela Darie, Canada, 1m
The shadow that was seeded into a heart grows.
YELLOW FEVER
Directed by Ngendo Mukii, Kenya, 7m
The effects of globalization on the African woman’s
understanding of beauty.
the nebbish
Directed by Barbara Mones, USA, 6m
A man with his head in the clouds learns that
fantasy differs from reality.
The ballad of
poisonberry pete
Directed by Adam Campbell, Uri Lotan, and
Elizabeth McMahill, USA, 9m
Poisonberry Pete, the baddest pie in the yeast, is
in town and he’s looking for trouble.
Comedy
the coat
Directed by David Fabelo, USA, 8m
SATURDAY,
High school sophomore Adam wants
to make a good impression on his first
date, but things veer off course.
Directed
by Jared
Neumark,
10m
FEBRUARY
16 AT
10:30USA,
A.M.
A Hasidic teenager stages a minor rebellion
against his community’s strict customs when he
finds a flamboyant white fur coat.
Happy Voodoo
OVER LUNCH
joy cut by the sword
Directed by Jenny Goddard, USA, 8m
Damien tries to alter the lives of his three
best friends.
Directed by Christian Lima Dehne, Germany, 17m
Being lost and finding yourself.
Lunch Special
Directed by Kate Balandina and Mikhail
Torich, USA, 2m
They are so aggressive – and their
arguments are so touching.
Watch Out For The
Big Girl
Directed by Michael Blevins, USA, 8m
Angela is a timid girl who has never
stood up for herself a day in her life,
and she doesn’t believe in breaking the
rules – unlike her in-your-face friend
Pebble.
buy buy baby
Directed by Gervais Merryweather, UK, 9m
Can the New York Stock Exchange of the Roaring
‘20s survive a baby’s visit?
BEN DOVRE
Directed by Doug Carter, Canada, 13m
A 40th birthday brings an unwanted medical exam.
Cheat Day
Directed by Alex Montilla, USA, 12m
A young man gets a surprise when he finds out
that his girlfriend has a date with a celebrity.
Sponsored by
PAPER PlANE
Directed by Dave Barnis, USA, 5m
The connection between two brothers will never
break, no matter how far apart they are.
Something Left,
Something Taken
Directed by Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter,
Netherlands, 11m
A vacationing couple encounters a man they
believe to be a killer.
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Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
the love triangle
Directed by Kristina Sexton, USA, 9m
When Cupid’s arrows are not so straight,
a dinner date ends up in disaster.
Distance
Directed by Sang Joon Kim, USA, 2m
A father/son relationship has its ups and
downs.
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Sci-Fi/Horror
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 10 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 1 P.M.
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
Drama
DEPARTURE
the orphan
emily
Directed by Coleman McClung, USA, 14m
A boy is chosen to be part of a spacecolonization program after scientists
discover that very soon the planet will
no longer be capable of sustaining life.
Directed by Teresa Sutherland, USA, 7m
After a murder-suicide, a girl
rediscovers her childhood – and wants
to protect it.
Directed by Frederick Trevino, USA, 10m
A young girl living alone in her apartment is
attracted to a new neighbor and provides clues to
him by dropping off Polaroid photos.
parallax
BLACK HILLS
Directed by Cameron Macgowan,
Canada, 9m
A gritty western set in the badlands of
Alberta, Canada.
Directed by Paul DeNigris, USA, 22m
An Army infantryman injured in an ambush
changes his perspectives.
the short shrift
Directed by Megan Palinkas, Australia, 16m
When cleaning lady Ana allows greed to prevail over
good, she could never predict that retribution would
be so swift…or served from beyond the grave.
the vehicle
le passage
Directed by Fabien Montagner, France, 18m
A teenager enters an adventure that reveals a
moment in her family history.
EXIT 7a
Directed by William Peters, USA, 12m
A man must decide what to do when his
hitchhiking passenger says she’s on her
way to kill someone.
birthday boys
Directed by Rafael De Leon Jr., USA, 11m
A girl in a desperate situation seeks
help, unaware of the consequences
ahead.
Sponsored by
Directed by O. Corbin Saleken, Canada, 12m
A man tries to convince a woman that
they have a future together.
between friends
Directed by Gerhardt Slawitschka, USA, 11m
A young woman is betrayed by a twisted captor
intent on seeing her suffer.
asternauts
Directed by Marta Masferrer, Germany, 15m
Life is pretty dull for small-town farmers until a
mysterious object crashes in their pasture.
ester’s house
bobby’s girl
Directed by Adam Tyree, USA, 15m
A runaway stalks a handsome local, who
makes the mistake of leaving his back
door unlocked.
1937
Directed by Svetozar Golovlev, Russia,
18m
Young parents headed to a village
outside of Moscow to secretly baptize
their child are confronted with a struggle
between their conscience and fear.
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Directed by Stefano Chiodini, Italy, 15m
A couple is hiding a history of domestic violence
until the wife finally realizes the intolerable drama
she is suffering by bringing up an unforgotten past.
Sponsored by
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Florida Flavor
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
Directed by Aaron Hose’, USA, 20m
Two senior softball teams from different
backgrounds meet on a Seminole
County field and find that it is never too
late to make new friends.
BEST OF THE FEST AWARD
SCREENER AWARDS
Directed by Sean Osorio, USA, 2m
Silence can speak louder than words when two
close friends give their final goodbyes to each
other.
Which short will take home the 2013 Monroe
for top film? Tonight’s competition features
all the winners from the other eight weekend
blocks of films, as chosen by viewers. At this
block, our panel of industry experts will decide
which film is the Best of the Fest.
Additional filmmaker awards will be given this
evening as chosen by the Love Your Shorts
screening panel.
Directed by Holly Pearson, USA, 8m
Robin has a fear of mascots, and her boyfriend only
makes the situation worse.
Directed by Bill Ronat, USA, 8m
An aging professor gets a surprise visit
from a man with orders to kill him. But why
would anyone want him dead?
Directed by Dale Metz and Ted Souppa,
USA, 14m
A man races to disarm a bomb attached
to his daughter’s neck to prevent her from
becoming a victim of his dark past.
Tim Anderson, a music and film critic from
Sanford who hosts the FilmSlam shorts
competition at the Enzian Theater in Maitland.
FILM FEST: WE COULD DO
THIS IN SANFORD
Directed by David Kuskie, USA, 7m
This 2012 documentary short by a Full Sail
University student filmmaker explores the
creation of the Love Your Shorts Film Festival
and its presence in the Sanford community.
Sponsored by
The guy knows
everything
Directed by Joops Fragale, USA, 26m
Bar pals face off in a game of sports trivia, when a
stranger, with a penchant for whiskey, ups the stakes.
Lisa Mills, an assistant professor of film,
documentary, at the University of Central
Florida, who also was a broadcast journalist
for 25 years.
Roger Moore, film critic and entertainment
writer for McClatchey-Tribune News Service
and former longtime film critic for the
Orlando Sentinel.
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Board of Directors
Nelson D. Beverly, President
Debra Martin, Vice President
Gene Kruckemyer, Treasurer
Matt West, Secretary
Barbi Bauman
Rachel Delinski
Edith Dieckhaus
Tom Fendley
Christina Grace Beverly
Nancy Kruckemyer
Frank Loose
Hospitality
Nancy Kruckemyer
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Special Feature
Tracy Frenkel, an Orlando producer,
director, casting director, acting teacher and
member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Directed by Jonathan Chekroune, USA, 19m
An intriguing story of a painter on the verge of
doing something unimaginable.
Sponsored by
the JUDGES
Denise K. Cummings, an associate
professor in the Department of Critical Media
and Cultural Studies at Rollins College, where
she co-coordinates the film studies program.
have we met?
pathways THE
TrILOGY: CHoosing
fate
Some films may contain adult content; viewer discretion is advised.
A QUIET FAREWELL
IRRATIONAL
senior moments
Best of the Fest
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 7 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 3 P.M.
Sponsorships
Barbi Bauman
Tom Fendley
Marketing and
Communications
Media Relations
Gene Kruckemyer
Rachel Delinski
Social Media and Website
Christina Grace Beverly
Filmmaker Liaison
Christina Grace Beverly
Judges Liaison
Gene Kruckemyer
Art Department
Poster Designer
Frank Loose
Graphic Designer
Christina Grace Beverly
Festival Operations
Festival Director
Nelson D. Beverly
Production Manager
Barbi Bauman
Q&A, Panel Moderator
Matt West
Box Office Manager
Christina Grace Beverly
Projectionist
Chris Wise
Mike Padgett
David Kuskie
Programming
Screening Panel
Nelson D. Beverly
Rachel Delinski
Christina Grace Beverly
Gene Kruckemyer
Debra Martin
Matt West
Support Screeners
Joni Faler
Gerald Geile
Elizabeth Kruckemyer
Ken Martin
Don Shearer
Volunteers
Sue Easton
Music Engineer
Ken Martin
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